Experienced Hardwood Flooring Refinishing Professionals in Avon
GA Flooring provides experienced hardwood floor refinishing services in Avon, GA. If your hardwood floor has lost its beauty through age, damage, or even just wear and tear, it can be brought back to its original beauty. Our team offers a dustless refinishing service that will guarantee to return the original beauty to your hardwood floors.
GA Flooring, Inc has years of experience refinishing hardwood flooring and restoring the natural look of floors. Our team prides themselves on providing premium hardwood flooring refinishing services ensuring that your floors will look as good as new.
What Type Of Refinishing Do I need?
There are two versions of refinishing products for hardwood floors oil based and water based compounds. The main differences between water based and oil based polyurethane is drying type, odor, price, and color. Most on-site finished hardwood has and oil based finish. Prefinished wood can be water or oil based. If you have site finished wood in your home, it is probably oil based. Be aware that if you change to water based, it will look different. Below you will find several FAQ's about the different types of hardwood refinishing compounds.
Oil Modified Polyurethane (OMU)
- Is a solvent based polyurethane, contains mineral spirit.
- Much higher in VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds).
- The color begins to grow yellow or brownish-orange over time
- Odor (can linger for several days or even weeks).
- Oil allows for richer darker tones by soaking deep into the wood
- Oiled wood tends to have a muted shine
- Only option for dark stains.
- Minimum drying time is 8 hours and can last up to 24 hours or more based on humidity and other environmental factors.
- Curing— allow finish to cure for 24 hours from final coat before foot traffic and 30 days before placing area rugs. The floor may be walked on (light foot traffic only!) and after about 12 hours after second coat, but remains susceptible to scuffing and marring until completely cured. Use only a dry microfiber mop or cloth for cleaning during the first week or two—no liquid cleaners!
Water Based/Water Borne Polyurethane
- Faster drying time means less time spent waiting for the job to be finished.
- Coatings will dry enough to walk on in a few hours
- Cost is more expensive (additional charge to use).
- 70% cured after 1 day, 90% cured after 3 days, fully cured in approximately 7 days so area rugs can be placed down after 7 days. Use only a dry microfiber mop or cloth for cleaning during the first week or two—no liquid cleaners!
- VOC compliant.
- Best for natural and light to medium stains, not dark stains.
- Because it sets up so fast, there is little penetration into the wood.
- Feels/looks more “plastic”; tends to have greater reflection and shine.
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